NOVANEWS Ajamu Nangwaya Claudia Jones’ Pan-Africanism led to her advocacy for freedom of Caribbean and African peoples from colonialism. She used the organizational space of the Communist Party to advance the cause of anti-racism, world […]
NOVANEWS Since the American Civil War, Africans have been on the frontline of the movement against oppression and economic exploitation Abayomi Azikiwe The struggle of African Americans against national oppression and economic exploitation has continued […]
NOVANEWS Kwame Opoku In a ‘Requiem for Amílcar Cabral’, which is full of praises and admiration for Cabral, the Sao Tomean poet Espirito Santo underlines the important position of the Guinean leader in Africa before […]
NOVANEWS Peter Kenworthy “I am a victim of circumstances”, says activist Mphandlana ‘Victim’ Shongwe of the nickname he is known by because of the decades of state harassment he has endured in his homeland, Swaziland. […]
NOVANEWS Rosemary Kariuki Popular Kenyan politician Josiah Mwangi Kariuki is widely believed to have been assassinated by agents of the regime of Kenya’s first president Jomo Kenyatta, whose son, Uhuru, is now head of state. […]
NOVANEWS Cyprian Fernandes When the African American freedom fighter, Malcolm X, visited Kenya in 1959, he found he had a lot in common with Pinto. They planned a common strategy to deal with the daily […]
NOVANEWS Charles Quist-Adade krumah wanted to industrialize Ghana within a generation, and everything was on course until the Americans and their British cousins used some disgruntled and self-serving Ghanaian soldiers to stage that terrible coup […]
NOVANEWS Hannah Giorgis The battle – and the greater narrative of Ethiopia’s independence – is a powerful symbol of African resistance to European imperialism. “Ethiopianism” has often served as a basis for other black and […]
NOVANEWS Mammo Muchie March 1 marks the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa, a decisive victory of Ethiopia over Italian colonialism. This great victory has been a source of inspiration for struggles for freedom […]
NOVANEWS Isaac Newton Kinity Former President Daniel arap Moi should explain to Kenyans what happened to the canteens that were looted during his regime in the 1980s. The present government of Uhuru Kenyatta needs […]